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François Boucher
Project for a Cartouche: An Allegory of Minerva, Fame, History and Faith Overcoming Ignorance and Timecirca 1727

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Oil painting allegorical scene in sepia and brown tones, with winged figures, classical personifications, and scattered artistic tools surrounding a large blank oval medallion

François Boucher, Project for a Cartouche: An Allegory of Minerva, Fame, History and Faith Overcoming Ignorance and Time, circa 1727, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided anonymously in memory of Dr. Charles Henry Strub by exchange, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
François Boucher
France, Paris, 1703-1770
Title
Project for a Cartouche: An Allegory of Minerva, Fame, History and Faith Overcoming Ignorance and Time
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1727
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Canvas: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 60.96 cm) Frame: 27 × 32 × 3 1/2 in. (68.58 × 81.28 × 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided anonymously in memory of Dr. Charles Henry Strub by exchange
Accession Number
AC1998.148.1
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2003.
  • Ananoff, Alexandre, and Daniel Wildenstein. François Boucher. 2 vols. Lausanne and Paris: La Bibliothèque des Arts, 1976
  • Ananoff, Alexander. and Daniel Wildenstein. L'Opera completa di François Boucher. 1980.
  • Marandel, J. Patrice. French oil sketches from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 17th century - 19th century. Los Angeles: The Ahmanson Foundation, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2002.
  • The Arts of France from François Ier to Napoléon Ier: a Centennial Celebration of Wildenstein's Presence in New York. New York: Wildenstein & Co., Inc., 2005.